Escambia Murder Suspect Arrested In Mississippi

March 9, 2014

An Escambia County man is behind bars in Mississippi, charged in the Friday murder of his wife in the Mayfair community.

Antoine Tyshawn Banks, 34, is being held without bond in the Harrison County (MS) Jail. He was booked into the jail at 7:24 Saturday morning by the Biloxi (MS) Police Department. Banks was held on a homicide charge from Escambia County for the shooting death of his wife, 29-year old Alexis Monique Banks, according to Mississippi jail records.

The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office was called to McKinley Drive, just off Mobile Highway near the Osceola Golf Course, Friday night.  That’s where they discovered Alexis Banks dead with apparent gunshot wound.

Antoine Banks as waived extradition and is now in the Escambia County Jail without bond.

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2 Responses to “Escambia Murder Suspect Arrested In Mississippi”

  1. chiquera tanner on March 11th, 2014 9:52 am

    so thankful yall caught him. I cant believe he did such an awful thing to such a beautiful person with a very bright future and whats sad I knew them both.

  2. billy on March 10th, 2014 9:00 pm

    Thanks to Biloxi Police Department and Escambia County Sheriff’s Office.

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